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Definition of Identical
1. Adjective. Exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different. "They wore indistinguishable hats"
Similar to: Same
Derivative terms: Identicalness, Identity, Indistinguishability
2. Adjective. Being the exact same one; not any other:. "The very man I want to see"
Similar to: Same
Derivative terms: Identicalness, Identity, Selfsameness
3. Adjective. (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum. "Identical twins are monovular"
4. Adjective. Having properties with uniform values along all axes.
Similar to: Isotropic, Isotropous
Derivative terms: Identicalness
5. Adjective. Coinciding exactly when superimposed. "Identical triangles"
Definition of Identical
1. a. The same; the selfsame; the very same; not different; as, the identical person or thing.
Definition of Identical
1. Adjective. (not comparable) Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable. ¹
2. Adjective. (not comparable) Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; numerically identical. ¹
3. Adjective. (not comparable) Having some particular qualities or characteristics in common, but not all of them. ¹
4. Adjective. (not comparable biology) Of twins, sharing the same genetic code. ¹
5. Adjective. (not comparable mathematics) Exactly equivalent. ¹
6. Adjective. (comparable rare) Approximating or approaching exact equivalence. ¹
7. Noun. (usually pluralized chiefly philosophy) Something which has exactly the same properties as something else. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Identical
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Identical
1. Having the same cause or origin. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Identical
Literary usage of Identical
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1904)
"The total number of species recorded by the writer from the Hamilton beds of
Maryland is 147, of which 21 are limited to Maryland, leaving 126 identical or ..."
2. A Treatise of Human Nature: Being an Attempt to Introduce the Experimental by David Hume (1890)
"Succession of like feelings mistaken for an identical object: but the feelings,
as described, are already such objects. interrupted perceptions for an ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"While a few limitar or even identical types may be recognized in both floras,
... 2) of India, is represented also by a closely allied if not an identical ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... viii, 11;DV " that which hath people"), poss. identical with ... Baloth (Jos., xv,
24; S. Juda), poss. identical with Baalath Beer Ramath. ..."
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